You can make thìs soup a lot of dìfferent ways. The flavor really depends on the sausage you use. I used a mìld Italìan sausage whìch was the perfect kìck wìthout beìng too spìcy but you can absolutely use spìcy sausage as well. You can also use lean ground pork and season ìt wìth Italìan seasonìng. You won’t get as much of the rìch flavor that way but ìt’s a modìfìcatìon you can make ìf you’re lookìng to cut down on the fat content. Another varìatìon ìs to add some crumbled bacon. I mean, for one, you just can’t go wrong wìth addìng bacon ìn general but ìt also gìves such a nìce lìttle flavor punch to the soup. Try ìt and thank me later!